Moreover, now Nangong Shiluo has just given birth to a great-grandson for the Shangguan family.

At that time, if Xuanyuan Bingyu comes, he will inevitably have a high pressure on his granddaughter-in-law in terms of identity.

In this regard, Shangguan Xiong obviously does not want to see it.

After thinking about it, his grandson is already old, and now even the internal and external affairs of the entire Shangguan family are properly handled.

He doesn't need to worry too much about this private matter.

So, nodding slightly, he continued to focus on the little one.

The sky and the earth are big, and the great-grandchildren are the biggest.

Under the love house and Wu, the old man didn't want Nangong Shiluo, the granddaughter-in-law, to be wronged.

Although the Shangguan family is favored by the emperor, it ranks first among the eight major princes of Dayu.

However, how many of the eight families are left today?

Two families, yes, that's right, only the Qi family and their Shangguan family are left.

Since the opening of Yucheng, the Seven Great Duke families who stayed in Yucheng at the beginning have now only been preserved by the Duke of Qi family.

The remaining six families, including the family members left behind in various fiefdoms, were all wiped out.

What was going on, he could guess with his toes.

Obviously, the Xuanyuan royal family could no longer stand the constraints of the eight major families on the royal family.

And the imperial court's attitude towards its own family now is obviously because it occupies southern Xinjiang and is strong.

There was no further oppression.

Otherwise, how could the imperial court allow the Shangguan family to occupy southern Xinjiang.

Thinking that Xuanyuan Jing had nothing to do and sent someone to southern Xinjiang to stir up the wind and rain, Shangguan Qiuyu couldn't help but ask:

"By the way, grandpa, can the Northern Army stationed in the northern Xinjiang be withdrawn?"

Now that the imperial court has gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains, it will not clash with other forces for the time being.

Which son of the Northern Shenhou has now represented the Northern Shenhou Mansion to the imperial court and is willing to obey the dispatch of the imperial court.

He commanded a million northern troops and stationed in northern Xinjiang to prevent northern captives.

If Xuanyuan Jing is ruthless, the remaining million northern army will probably follow in the footsteps of the northern army that entered Yucheng at the beginning.

At the mention of the Northern Army, Shangguan Xiong's face was a little embarrassed.

I felt very guilty in my heart, and muttered in a low voice:

"I have already sent someone to deliver the letter, but the northern captives have always been eyeing the northern frontier, and they have no chance to go south at all.

If the imperial court ignores it and does not send troops to reinforce the Northern Shenhou Mansion, once the northern army goes south, it is very likely to cause the fall of northern Xinjiang.

At that time, hundreds of millions of unarmed people in northern Xinjiang are very likely to suffer a devastating blow from the northern captives. ”

Hearing this, Shangguan Qiuyu frowned and said:

"Hasn't Xuanyuan Jing given a clear answer yet?"

The old man sighed slightly:

"Yes, yes, that's why Grandpa just mentioned the Ninth Princess to you.

You should know exactly who has what calculations.

Northern Xinjiang has always been a problem for the imperial court, and it is obviously impossible to resist the offensive of the Northern Capture with a single Northern Shenhou Mansion.

Once the Northern Army retreated, the imperial court had to send a large army north.

With such a big burden, do you think that kid will be willing to let the northern army of the He family go south?"

Speaking of this, Shangguan Xiong couldn't help but sigh lightly.

For the Northern Army, which once existed as the cornerstone of the Shangguan family, he couldn't bear to let it stay in the northern Xinjiang to die.

However, what can you do if you can't bear it?

Once the millions of northern troops in the north go south, the northern frontier of Dayu will inevitably be broken by the northern captives.

When the time comes, how will hundreds of millions of people in northern Xinjiang view his Shangguan family, and how will the world view their Shangguan family.

Just for the sake of the reputation of the Shangguan family, the Northern Army could not be withdrawn.

Once he Shangguan Xiong dares to explicitly order the northern army to go south, then the reputation of the Shangguan family accumulated for thousands of years will inevitably be lost.

'Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world'

No matter how strong a force is, once it loses the support of the people, it will not be supported by the people.

The power of the Shangguan family will inevitably be dealt a devastating blow.

At that time, no matter how high Shangguan Qiuyu's martial arts are, can he still be able to oppose everyone in the world.

However, if the northern army does not go south and is allowed to consume little by little, the final outcome of the million northern army can be imagined.

At the beginning, he Shangguan Qiuyu led 500,000 northern troops to the south alone, and the remaining more than 1 million northern troops are now only more than 1,000 people.

This is not only the pain of the old man, but also the pain of his Shangguan Qiuyu.

But the imperial court did not agree to increase the troops in the northern frontier, and the million northern army had no way to go south.

There were once nearly 3 million northern troops, but if they could only save 500,000, one-sixth.

That's an unbearable number.

As the grandfather and grandson were silent, the women at the table did not dare to speak.

They all held bowls and didn't speak, and for a while, the atmosphere in the living room became heavy.

After a long time, the old man sighed deeply and recovered again.

After all, the wind and waves have come, and this little thing is not enough for him to let go.

The old man said: "Leave this matter aside for the time being, now the land has been calmed down."

Now that the external problem has disappeared, can you think about what to do next?"

"What's next?" Shangguan Qiuyu muttered to himself.

To be honest, he really didn't think about where he should go next.

With the pacification of the barbarian land, there was no external trouble in southern Xinjiang.

The next step in southern Xinjiang is nothing more than two points.

Either march into the Central Plains, or march into the Southland.

Whether it is the Central Plains or the Southland, it is not easy to forge ahead in these two places.

The Central Plains dragon and snake are mixed, once the Shangguan family enters the Central Plains.

Not only to face the Dayu court, but also the local families and sect forces. Seven, seven, eight, eight, not a lot to count.

As for the nearby south, although the situation is not as complicated as the Central Plains.

However, the Southland was a rather difficult bone to gnaw at the time.

It is easy for the Shangguan family to take it, but it is too difficult to completely control it in their hands.

The Five Holy Families on the bright side alone can be said to be the desire of the people in the south.

Once the Five Holy Families unite to rebel against the rule of the Shangguan Family, then the southern land will be like a piece of chicken ribs.

It's a pity to discard it.

After all, he couldn't directly uproot the Five Holy Families and use them for a knife, right?

What has not aroused the indignation of the whole people of the Southland, the people and gods.

The ancestors of the Five Holy Families have been worshiped by the people of the Southland for generations.

The people's will, does the Shangguan family dare to do anything to it?

Unless you don't want that piece of territory in the Southland, otherwise, the Five Holy Families are a hurdle that all forces can't overcome.

And once the Shangguan family wants to swallow the entire southland, then they have to consider the issue of the people's hearts in the southland.

This is also the reason why all dynasties and dynasties have chosen to rule the south with the Five Holy Families.

In this regard, Shangguan Qiuyu would rather choose the Central Plains than move the southland now.

Now the Shangguan family only occupies the five states of southern Xinjiang and the barbarian land that has just been conquered.

If he swallows the southern land in a hurry at this time, it will inevitably cause internal contradictions at that time.

He doesn't like compromise and doesn't want to compromise.

If he wanted to swallow the Southern Lands now, he would inevitably need to compromise with the Five Holy Families.

Once he compromises, he will have to continue to compromise in the face of other forces in the future.

This is not in line with his Shangguan Qiuyu's character, let alone his style.

Therefore, he has not yet thought about the next step, and he does not know how to tell the old man.

For the time being, we can only deal with it in silence.

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